The wavy loops? The no-frills hairstyle that gives us a relaxed look, as if we were on holiday, all year round. Stéphane Weyl, head of training Fabio Salsa, guides us to form a nice wave on our lengths.

First of all, Stéphane Weyl advises us to abandon immediately the idea of ​​going to the living room for a permanent wavy. "The permanents give results with loops too tight, and would ask for a nice wavy much too much maintenance, for a mediocre result," he explains. One avoids thus to weaken its hair and one prefers the loops wavy homemade.

First, the hair is prepared

If one has the hair naturally curled, it will be necessary to tame his hair before anything else. To prepare the material, a malleable product such as a memory foam cream is applied, which will discipline the hair and already give shape to the lengths. One can also opt for an integral care without rinsing before styling.

To optimize the holding of the loops, a styling base is applied in order to make the hairstyle last.

If you are lucky enough to have the hair supple, you can already draw a waving ripple to draw the wave of the wavy, using a milk loop perfecutor.

Then, one chooses his material of styling

"We can achieve a nice wavy effect in two ways," explains Stéphane Weyl. Either we have a round smoothing iron with a rather large diameter or a curling iron, conical if possible - we forget the curlers, which would give a result too tight.

If you do not have a straightener or curling iron, Stéphane Weyl slips a tip: after applying a styling base cream, a wick is wrapped on his finger and then fixed to the head. The styling products and a blow of hair dryer will fix the wave. In order for the loop to print, it is nevertheless necessary to have the hair supple. It is recognized that the technique is tedious and requires dexterity and patience.

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Wavy loops to the straightener, step by step

To start, we define a section of hair equal to the width of the straightener. The wick is seized in the straightener and then one quarter or a half turn with the straightener, without ever releasing the wick, so that it twists in the movement inside the straightener.

Then, the rest of the wick is wrapped around the straightener and a half turn is performed. You can now slide the straightener down while still holding the tip of the wick with the hand. The particularity of a beautiful wavy, insists Stéphane Weyl, is to draw a beautiful wave and keep the tips perfectly smooth.

The thickness of the strands is varied according to the desired result. Stéphane Weyl advises to try, to let cool and if it is found that the loop is too tight, one stretches with the fingers or one starts again.

Wavy wavy curls

With a curling iron, the procedure is the same: one wraps the wick without dropping the tip, then one waits a little that the heat imparts the movement on the hair. It is unwound and adjusted according to the desired result.

The good advice of Stéphane Weyl: we start with one side and we always wrap backwards, never forward.

How to fix her hairstyle wavy?

The characteristic of a wavy ripple is to be all in lightness. Thus, it is the products used upstream that will make it possible to fix. A fixing spray can also be added. And to accentuate the gloss of the loops, a definition cream or a styling oil is used.

What is the ideal length for a beautiful wavy?

According to Stéphane Weyl, the ideal length of hair lies under the shoulder, between the clavicle and the armpit. It is indeed more delicate to succeed a pretty wavy on a square cut, and on very long hair, exercise is tedious.